IP Law Daily, VITAL BRIEFING—Administration takes next steps in its global tariff campaign, (Jun 5, 2026)

By Brad Rosen, J.D.

U.S. Trade Representative findings that 60 of the U.S.’s trading partners failed to guard against the importation of goods produced with forced labor may serve as the lynchpin for the imposition of a new round of sweeping tariffs.

In this edition of Tariff Insights, Thomas Thompson examines recent announcements and actions coming out of the Office of U.S Trade Representative (USTR), which notably includes a proposal that would result in tariffs of 10 percent to 12.5 percent being imposed on 99 percent of goods imported into the U.S.

Some of the matters Thompson explores in the article include:

• The USTR’s launch of a formal investigation and its findings determining that U.S. trading partner countries failed to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor.

• Responses from European officials decrying the U.S.’s latest tariff actions and their assertions that the Trump administration is improperly searching for novel legal grounds to sustain an untenable tariff policy.

• Actions taken by President Trump to address record-level U.S. beef prices, which has included the relaxation of quota restrictions on beef, as well as the lowering of tariff levels on beef imports from Brazil, measures adopted several times since the trade war commenced in 2025.

To read the piece, click on Administration takes next steps in its global tariff campaign.

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